How to write one song

Tweedy, Jeff 1967- (author.).

Summary: "Perfect for gifting during the holidays and beyond, a thoughtful, counterintuitive book about creativity from the celebrated songwriter, leader of the band Wilco, and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Go (So We Can Get Back), inspiring others by taking the reader through the process of writing one song"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593183526 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
x, 158 pages ; 20 cm
Publisher: New York : Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. Why? ; The Hardest Part ; Obstacles ; Make Songwriting a Habit ; Everyday Work ; What You Get in the End -- Part II. Start Writing ; Exercise 1 : Verbs and Nouns ; Exercise 2: Stealing Words from a Book ; Exercise 3 : Cut-Up Techniques ; Exercise 4 : Word Ladder Variation : The Dreaded Adjective ; Exercise 5 : Have a Conversation ; Exercise 6 : Playing with Rhymes -- Part III. Pieces of Music ; Recommendation 1 : Learn Other People's Songs ; Recommendation 2 : Timer ; Recommendation 3 : Loosening Your Judgment ; Recommendation 4 : Stealing -- Part IVolume Can You Hear What Comes Next? ; Recording What You've Done ; Are You Stuck? ; What Did You Just Make? Is It Any Good? ; Sharing Your Song.